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lorimer

[ lawr-uh-mer ]

noun

  1. a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.


lorimer

/ ˈlɒrɪnə; ˈlɒrɪmə /

noun

  1. (formerly) a person who made bits, spurs, and other small metal objects
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lorimer1

1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French lor ( e ) mier, lorenier, derivative of lorain harness strap < Vulgar Latin *lōrāmen, for Latin lōrāmentum strap, equivalent to lōr ( um ) strap, thong + -ā- generalized from v. derivatives + -mentum -ment; -er 2, -ier 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lorimer1

C15: from Old French, from lorain harness strap, ultimately from Latin lōrum strap
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Example Sentences

Jack Lorimer is a fine example of the all-around American high-school boys.

These persecuting ideas “were only a mistaken theory of Christian duty, and nothing worse,” says Dr. Lorimer.

Ye mind o' bonny Peggy Lorimer o' the town's end, wha never did mair guid after she met a stranger in the woods o' Ballochgray.

Lorimer was working hard to redeem that youthful extravagance; Dr. Richards cared nothing at all for the moneyed end of life.

So Mr. Lorimer, an old chum of mine came to this place, as he is a member of the firm settling the estate.

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